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Re: protecting email addresses from bots gathering them for spam senders

  • Subject: Re: protecting email addresses from bots gathering them for spam senders
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 09:07:10 +0100
  • Newsgroups: alt.www.webmaster
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / MCC / Manchester University
  • References: <125dtll8r361h3d@corp.supernews.com>
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__/ [ Helen Martin ] on Tuesday 02 May 2006 07:05 \__

> I've seen sites where people do things like write their email address as
> 
> hrmartin at uniserve dot com
> 
> I assume, to protect them from the spiders that gether addresses for the
> spammers..  I have several mailto: links on my site but I don't really
> want those addresses to start getting hundreds of offering for organ
> enlargement medications..
> 
> I'm wondering what other options I have to protect the addys...
> and how serious a concern it is..
> 
> Helen

You are advised to use a contact form, which hides your address in some code
that's only visible on the server. There are many such contact forms. Just
select one...

Best wishes,

Roy

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